Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement on receiving the news of the Rev. Billy Graham’s death.

National Catholic Schools Week 2018 will be observed in dioceses around the country, including the Diocese of Corpus Christi, on Jan. 28–Feb. 3. This year’s theme, “Catholic Schools: Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed,” focuses on the important spiritual, academic and societal contributions provided by a Catholic education.

On Jan. 18, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will launch the national “9 Days for Life” campaign calling Catholics and the faithful together for a 9-day “digital pilgrimage” focusing on cherishing the gift of human life from conception to natural death. The campaign surrounds the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, which occurs on the anniversary of “Roe v. Wade,” the Supreme court decision that made abortion legal in the United States throughout pregnancy.

Venerable Solanus Casey, an American-born Capuchin priest who died in 1957, was beatified at a Nov. 18 Mass in Detroit, Michigan. He was known for his great faith, attention to the sick and ability as a spiritual counselor.

A partnership among the Diocese of Brownsville, businesses and other com- munity organizations aims to create a self-sustaining space where area residents can learn, play, find services and meet others from different backgrounds.

Today, President Thomas S. Monson, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. President Monson as the church’s 16th president of a faith community that now numbers 15.8 million members. Known for his hands-on approach and concern for the poor, he also presided over a church confronting challenges and change, within and without.

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Knights of Columbus is giving a 30-day supply of food to 12,000 displaced or formerly displaced Christian families in northern Iraq to coincide with Christmas.

On Monday, Dec. 4, Pope Francis named Father Mario Alberto Avilés, CO, Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville. Up until now, Father Avilés served as the Procurator General of the Congregation of the Oratory and as a parish priest in the Diocese of Brownsville.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has acquired the Catholic.Bible domain name that will serve as the home base for resources for National Bible Week. This year’s National Bible Week celebration takes place Nov. 12-18.

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, will deliver a keynote address for the third Hindu-Catholic meeting to be held on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham, Maryland. The theme for the gathering is “Love of Neighbor in the Catholic and Hindu Traditions: Reflections on Nationalism, War & Poverty.”

In the 1620s, while the pilgrims were landing on Plymouth Rock and having the first Thanksgiving, the Jumano tribe in Texas (before it was known as Texas) was said to be having mysterious encounters with someone they called the “Lady in Blue.” A young, ethereal lady, dressed in a habit with a blue cape, they said appeared to them numerous times during these years, speaking to them in their native language and instructing them in the Christian faith.

Bishops in the United States, and around the world, are joining Pope Francis on Sept. 27 in launching a global campaign to support people fleeing their homes seeking a decent and safe life for their families. This campaign, called “Share the Journey,” will respond to some of the most desperate of God’s children. The initiative is a two-year campaign.

LA CROSSE, WI - Our Lady's messages at Fatima and call to a devotion to the Rosary came at a time of worldwide war. Today, 100 years later, as the faithful celebrate the centennial of Fatima, the world similarly is with wars and terrorism and without peace.

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 3, 2017 / 02:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The classic ceremonial hats and capes of Fourth Degree members of the Knights of Columbus that you may have seen at Mass or at parish events will now be getting a major alteration.

The Catholic Church may be thousands of years old, but its bishops are rapidly adjusting to the demands of 21st-century communication. If the Church is to effectively evangelize in the modern world, a group of bishops argue, its leaders must be engaged online—but in the right way.

Sister Eileen Clare Goetzen, who taught at St. John School in Robstown from 1949-55, died on July 26 in Mother Theodore Hall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. She was born on March 8, 1923 in Chicago to Richard and Adeline Keefe Goetzen and was baptized Mary Jane.

With the United States government’s cap on refugees having been reached for the year, the nation’s bishops have issued a plea to the Trump administration to increase the limit in a time of a global refugee crisis.

The Catholic bishops of Texas expressed disappointment in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s movement to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, forcing 117,000 young people to be deported from the United States.